Author: George Hawkins

I was honored to be invited by David Henderson of XPV Water Partners to attend their annual retreat for many of their portfolio companies. XPV is a private equity firm that raises funds and exclusively invests in companies that are providing services in the water arena. This is a broad category in many respects –

I was honored to accept the US Water Prize for 2016 on behalf of DC Water at the impressive US Water Alliance meeting in Atlanta. The US Water Alliance has come a long way since Radhika Fox has taken on the helm, and it is the premier effort to drive a one water strategy among

As a result of the lead crisis in Flint, Michigan, many Americans – regardless of where they live – are thinking about their drinking water. That’s good! Water quality is a critical issue and the more people know about where it comes from and how it gets to their faucets, the better they will be

The playbook for public officials goes something like this: deliver remarks, sit patiently as several others do the same, then smile for the cameras as you move a gleaming shovel through a tidy pile of dirt. I’ve probably taken part in a dozen ground-breaking ceremonies over the years, first as a mayoral appointee and then

I’d like to take a moment to draw your attention back to DC Water’s 2015 Annual Report . It was published a couple months ago and I hope many of you have had a chance to read it. If you haven’t, I strongly encourage you to do so! I think this report is the best